[Wayne Maybury]

Thanks for the positive feedback guys. I purposely tried to be objective as this topic can really get people going. I have to be honest and say that it drives me nuts when I hear an American politician stating that the Canadian system is really bad because......you fill in the blanks..... We can look at any system and pick out negative aspects sort of like saying "my aunt smoked all her life and never got lung cancer so smoking doesn't cause cancer". You have to look at the overall picture. not just isolated parts.

Whether or not a universal health care system is good for the US remains to be seen but I really have to doubt that bringing it in will be a major step towards eliminating the government deficit as I have heard.

Has there been any announcement as the how the millions of illegal immigrants would be affected by this program? Every Canadian citizen has a Medicare card that is used when visiting a doctor or a hospital. Would the US issue medical cards to illegals? They would then be guaranteed free medical care once they get those cards which certainly will add to the overall bill.

Wayne